Smoking and pregnancy

I am 6 weeks pregnant an I quit smoking almost 2 weeks ago but due to stress I get the urge to smoke again, will it cause a miscarriage if I smoke 1 cigarette every 3 to 4 days or so? I used to smoke a half pack or less per day until I found out I was pregnant

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If you've already quit 2 weeks ago, don't start smoking again. Giving in to the urge will only make it harder for you to stop again in the long run. Who's to say that 1 every 3-4days won't turn into 2 because you're more stressed, then 1 a day and before you know it, you're 20 weeks pregnant and smoking half pack a day again.

No one can tell you for certain what will happen if you smoke, it might cause a miscarriage due to the lack of oxygen in the blood that your baby receives in the placenta. It might cause some kind of complications after birth due to all the chemicals you are pumping through not only your body the babies aswell with the toxic smoke.
It may cause asthma, heart defects, lung problems, growth issues and overall poor health,birth defects,club foot, cleft palate,cleft lip ect or it may do nothing at all. I personally would not take the risk, it's proven that SMOKING CAUSES HARM to unborn babies.

If something happened to my baby because of my choice to smoke, I wouldn't be able to live with myself and I know I would experience huge amounts of guilt over it.

I too was a smoker before being pregnant, it's hard work quitting but it does get easier. You've already done the hard part if you've lasted 2 weeks already, don't throw all that hard work away. Stay strong, you are doing the best thing for your baby by not smoking.

I agree... I was a smoker till the day I found out I was expecting. This is the second time I've quit cold turkey for my babies. The urge to smoke is so strong sometimes I've even picked one up and smelled it (not lit just for the record) Silly thing to do I know it just makes ya want it more. But like the above poster said, if I had even one smoke or even a sushi roll, when I know I shouldn't for the health of my baby, and there ended up being a problem, I would FOREVER blame myself. I'd rather not live with that. Stay strong mumma you're doing great:)

I get the urge all the time , I have quit for all 3 pregnancys and no matter how strong the urge was I wouldn't give in , it's hard because my partner is a smoker so I'm forever smelling it lingering and on him , some days I find it harder then others , but I keep reminding myself that I've gone a while with out it I can keep going :)

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